Qa-34, 26 April 2018, Statement Of The Spokesperson Of The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hami Aksoy, In Response To A Question Regarding The Statements On Turkey By Jean-claude Juncker, President Of The European Commission At The Greek Parliament

Republic Of Turkey Ministry Of Foreign Affairs 27.04.2018

We have observed that Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European
Commission, during his speech at the Greek Parliament today (26 April),
continued the habit of making judgements, as if he were an expert, under
the so-called “Union solidarity”. With such statements based on the Greek
Cypriot and Greek claims, EU officials and institutions lose more of their
credibility and reliability each passing day. We reject these frivolous
statements that lack any legal foundation.

We are also astonished by Mr Juncker’s call for the release of the two
Greek soldiers who are in custody in Turkey. The Greek soldiers who have
violated the Turkish law do not enjoy any immunity before the independent
judiciary. We condemn this hypocritical approach, which reminds the rule of
law whenever it suits, and yet doesn’t refrain from making statements
amounting to intervening in the ongoing judicial process when it befits its
interests.